JOB TITLE: PRODUCTION MANAGER (Food Technologist)
NATURE OF JOB: FULL TIME
INDUSTRY: FOOD MANUFACTURING
SALARY: Kshs 80,000 – 100,000
JOB LOCATION: THIKA
SUMMARY: Our client, a food manufacturing company in Thika is looking to fill the role of a Production Manager for January 2021.
The incumbent will be mandated with coordinating the company’s technical systems and processing of high-quality standard products, which meet the customers’ market specifications and quality standards.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop, review and implement company policies, procedures and practices that support attainment of company goals and objectives in respect of production of products;
- Utilization of the company’s available resources to follow-up and achieve targets in respect to the overall targets of the day;
- Ensuring that cleaning, sanitary, hygiene, systems are maintained within the processing line in liaising with the quality controller;
- Records maintenance / updating systems to facilitate corrective action to be taken to ensure food safety;
- To research and develop new products in relation to the company’s capacity and available resources;
- Developing an action plan to make the targets viable
- Evaluating / adjusting on products formulations to make them cost effective and compete well at the same time maintain the required quality
- Educating the other staff members on good manufacturing practices
- Ensuring workforce discipline is maintained within the set working hours and regulations by liaising with the production supervisors
- Evaluation on the cost of production both direct and indirect on frequent basis to enable running at minimum cost levels and still producing quality goods
- Presentation and preparation of reports which are submitted to the Board of Directors for further action plan
- To seek assistance from the Board of Directors or immediate boss in terms of administrative or management problems
- To control and reduce on the rejection sale at all levels of operations and to be responsible for accountability (liaising with the Quality controller)
- Reporting all sales issues to the MD on behalf of the sales team
- Carry out any other duties at the request of the Managing Director as may be assigned from time to time
KEY RESULTS AREA
- Improvement of production efficiency and yields per batch per day
- Reduction of production costs and utilization of raw materials
- Development of new products ranges
- Maintain and sustain product quality within acceptable market standards
- Maintain and optimize staff levels within acceptable labour cost levels
QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum Diploma in Food Technology/ Food Science
- Experience. At least 4 years relevant experience in a busy Food processing factory
- Key skills and qualities. Good communication and reporting skills, good analytical skills, self-driven and result oriented.
HOW TO APPLY:
Qualified candidates are encouraged to send CVs quoting relevant skills and experience to careers@britesmanagement.com
Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis until the position is filled
Only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted